Collections Specialist
- Worked in call center environment handling manual and automatically dialed outbound calls.
- Negotiated to collect balance in full.
- Improved customer payment compliance through negotiating mutually agreeable repayment plans.
- Delivered exceptional customer service on collection calls and maintained calm and professional demeanor.
- Processed payments and applied to customer balances.
- Boosted overall collection efforts through building strong relationships with clients that fostered trust and open communication lines.
- Maintained compliance with state and federal regulations during all collections activities, ensuring ethical business practices.
- Cultivated a professional demeanor when dealing with difficult customers, displaying empathy while remaining assertive in achieving desired outcomes.
- Researched accounts and completed due diligence to resolve collection problems.
- Negotiated re-payment plans by identifying causes of delinquent payments to assist in recovery of debt and meet realistic timeframes.
- Assisted in implementing procedures and policies to facilitate timely payments.
- Optimized account prioritization by analyzing customer data, enabling more targeted and effective collection efforts.
- Fostered a positive working relationship with other departments within the company, assisting in credit evaluation processes, risk assessments, and overall financial strategy development.
- Developed personalized payment arrangements for customers facing financial hardships, maintaining customer loyalty.
- Responded to customer inquiries and provided detailed account information.
- Contacted customers to discuss past-due accounts and negotiated payment plans.
- Researched billing errors and discrepancies to initiate corrective action.
- Located customers with overdue accounts and solicited payment in compliance with fair debt collection practices.
- Entered client details and notes into system for interdepartmental access and review.
- Monitored customer accounts for payment delinquency and initiated collection efforts.
- Generated and distributed monthly customer statements.